World War II, the Cold War & Viet Nam
American Oilers
T2-A-(MC-K) hulls
USS Mattaponi (AO-41) class
A Study in Blueprints

by Duane Borchers, Sr.

BK-086 $60.00 (Foreign; $90.00)(11"x17", soft cover book of engineering drawings, 86 pages)
 USS Mattaponi (AO-41), USNS Mattaponi (T-AO-41),SS Kalkay; USS Monongahela (AO-42), USNS Monongahela (T-AO-42), SS Ellkay; USS Tappahannock (AO-43), USNS Tappahannock (T-AO-43), SS Jorkay; USS Patuxent (AO-44), SS Emmkay; USS Neches (AO-47), USNS Neches (T-AO-47), SS Aekay

List of Blueprints

Title

Shipyard & Vessel

Date

Page

Profile & deck,

Sun Shipbuilders
Chester, Pennsylvania
SS Kalkay, Ellkay, Jorkay, Emmkay & Aekay

Nov. 29, 1940

9-10

General arrg=t., plan,

do.

-

11

Final lines,

do.

-

12-13

Body plan,

do.

-

16-18

Docking plan & frames 104, 97, 80, 77, 71, 68, midship, 50, 42, 29, 18, 9 & 2,

do.

-

19-20

Shell plating, frame 73 to stem,

do.

-

21-22

Shell plating, frame 42 to 73,

do.

-

23-25

Shell plating, frame 42 to stern,

do.

-

26-27

Transverse, frame 43,

d0.

-

28

Forepeak frames, 107, 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91 & 90,

do.

-

29-31

Upper deck plating, frame 42 to stern,

do.

-

32

Stern frame,

do.

-

33-34

Capacity plan,

do.

-

35-36

Tonnage plan,

do.

-

37-39

Natural ventilation,

do.

-

40-44

Scupers,

do.

-

45-48

Bitts & chocks,

do.

-

49-50

Rail & awning stanchions,

do.

-

51-53

Rigging,

do.

-

54-56

Rudder,

do.

-

57-59

Steering gear flats, frames 8, 7, 6, 5 & 1,

do.

-

60-62

Anchor handling,

do.

-

63-64

Boat handling,

do.

-

65-66

Arrangement of quarters, foward,

do.

-

67-69

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